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Question 251
waec 2022

Which of the following oxides is amphoteric?

ACarbon(II) oxide
BNitrogen(IV) oxide
CLead(II) oxide
DCalcium oxide
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Question 252
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Consider the following table

Substitute Meltig point / ºC Boiling  point / ºC
P - 78 -25
Q - 8 40
R  - 6 150
S 44 280


Which of the substances is a liquid at room temperature and rapidly evaporates on exposure to air?

AP
BQ
CR
DS
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Question 253
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Electropositivity of elements across the periodic table normally

Aremains constant down the group
Bincreases across the period
Cdecreases across the period
Ddecreases down the group
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Question 254
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The atom with the electron configuration
1s\(^{2}\)2s\(^{2}\)2p63s\(^{2}\)3p\(^{6}\)3d\(^{10}\)4s\(^{2}\)4p\(^{4}\) is in

Aperiod 4, p- block
Bperiod 3, p- block
Cperiod 4, d- block
Dperiod 3, d- block
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Question 255
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Which of the following statements about atoms of a metal is correct? They

Areadily accept electrons
Bare soft
Care held together by covalent bond
Dare held together by a sea of electron cloud
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Question 256
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An oxide has the following properties. It


I. is a white powder
II. reacts with HCI.
III. reacts with NaOH
IV. is insoluble in water
The oxide is

Aalkaline
Bamphoteric
Cacidic
Dneutral
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Question 257
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The electron configuration of carbon atom in its excited state is

A1s\(^{2}\)2s\(^{2}\)2px\(^{1}\)2py\(^{1}\)
B
C1s\(^{2}\)2s\(^{1}\)2px\(^{1}\)2py\(^{1}\)2pz\(^{1}\)
D1s\(^{1}\)2s\(^{2}\)2px\(^{1}\)2py\(^{1}\)
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Question 258
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Which of the following properties indicate that an element is a metal. It


I. reacts with oxygen to form an acidic oxide
II. forms ionic chlorides
III. has variable oxidation states
IV. displaces hydrogen from dilute HCl

AI and III only
BI and II only
CII and IV only
DI, II, III and IV
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Question 259
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Ionization energy increases across the period in the periodic table because

Aatomic number increases
Beffective nuclear charge increases
Cmass number decreases
Dscreening effect decreases
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Question 260
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The IUPAC name of the compound CH3CH(CH3)CHCH2 is

A2 - methyl but - 1 - ene
B2 - methyl but - 2 - ene
C3 - methyl but - 1 - ene
D3 - methyl but - 2 - ene
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Question 261
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The maximum number of covalent bonds formed by nitrogen is

A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 262
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Which of the following bond types is intermolecular?

ACovalent bond
BHydrogen bond
CIonic bond
DMetallic bond
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Question 263
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What is the percentage composition of carbon
in Ca(HCO3)\(_{2}\) ?
[ Ca = 40.0, 0= 16.0, C = 12.0, H= 1.0]

A22.2%
B14.8%
C7.4%
D3.7%
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Question 264
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Which of the following elements would displace copper from a solution of copper ions?

Asilver
Bgold
Clead
Dmercury
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Question 265
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If 50 cm\(^{3}\) of a saturated solution of KNO\(_{3}\) at 40 °C contained 5.05 g of the salt, its solubility at the same temperature would be
[KNO\(_{3}\) = 101]

A1.0 mol dm\(^{-3}\)
B1.5 mol dm\(^{-3}\)
C2.0 mol dm\(^{-3}\)
D5.0 mol dm\(^{-3}\)
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Question 266
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What number of moles of oxygen would exert a pressure of 10 atm at 320 K in an 8.2 dm\(^{3}\) cylinder?
[R=0.082 atm dm\(^{-3}\) mol\(^{-1}\) K\(^{-1}\)]

A0.32
B1.52
C3.13
D31.25
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Question 267
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A hydrogen chloride gas reacted with oxygen gas to yield water and chlorine gas. The mole ratio of the hydrogen chloride gas to water is

A1:3
B2:1
C3:1
D4:1
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Question 268
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Which of the following statements about liquids is/are true?


I. Liquids maintain their volume at constant temperature.
II. Liquids have fixed shape
III. Liquids do not diffuse
IV. Change in pressure affects volume of liquids

AI only
BIV only
CI and IV only
DII and III only
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Question 269
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When air in a syringe is compressed such that there is no change in temperature, the

Aair liquefies
Bpressure increases
Cintermolecular space increases
Ddensity decreases
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Question 270
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Consider the following reaction equation
N\(_{2}\)(g) + 3H\(_{2(g)}\)  ⇌ 2NH3(g) ∆H = -92kJ

Increasing the temperature of the reaction would

Ashift the equilibrium to the right
Bincrease the yield of ammonia
Cdecrease the amount of hydrogen
Ddecrease the yield of ammonia
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